Global markets roundup, 11 June

11/06/2014

The FTSE 100 was virtually unchanged yesterday, slipping just one point to close at 6,873.

Brewer SAB Miller was the day’s best performer, rising 5.6% after takeover speculation. Other top climbers included Smith & Nephew, which added 2.3%, and Weir Group, which was 1.6% higher. The biggest faller of the day was BT Group, which lost 2.4%.

In Europe, the Paris CAC 40 rose six points to 4,595, and the German Xetra Dax rose 20 points to 10,028.

In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose two points to 16,945, the S&P 500 slipped one point to 1,950, and the Nasdaq Composite two points higher at 4,338.

Overnight in Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to 15,069 and the broader Topix gained 0.8% to 1,239. And in China, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.1% to 2,054, and the CSI 300 was one point lower at 2,160.

Brent spot was trading at $109.87 early today, and in New York, crude oil was at $104.61. Spot gold was trading at $1,262 an ounce, silver was at $19.22 and platinum was at $1,469.

And today, Sainsbury’s reported fall in sales for the second quarter in a row. Like for like sales excluding fuel fell by 1.1%, compared with a 3.1% fall in the previous quarter. Including fuel, sales were down by 2.4%.

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